Legal Opinion
Hodges v. Bewley Truesdale Contracting Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided January 21, 1931PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtTaylor, J.
The defendant Bewley Truesdale Contracting Co., Inc. (hereinafter called the Bewley Co.), as general contractor, was building a building in the city of Lockport. The R. S. McMannus Steel Construction Company, Inc. (hereinafter called the McMannus Co.) was its subcontractor, erecting steel work. Plaintiff was an employee of the McMannus Co. The sixth floor of the building gave way causing plaintiff to fall several floors and receive physical injuries. Plaintiff sued the Bewley Co. only, alleging that his injuries were due to the “ carelessness and negligence of the defendant, its agents,…
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